Ganesh Chaturthi also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chaviti is a Hindu festival celebrating the annual arrival of the Hindu god Ganesha to earth from his celestial abode. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha's clay murtis privately in homes and publicly on elaborate pandals (temporary stages).The festival celebrates Ganesha as the God of New Beginnings and the Remover of Obstacles as well as the god of wisdom and intelligence and is observed throughout India.